MonsterTalk is the science show about monsters—a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves. Hosted by Blake Smith and Dr. Karen Stollznow.

The most famous of the Latin American cryptids is El
Chupacabra, the goat sucker. This episode of
MonsterTalk examines the lore behind this slinking,
sinister, blood-sucking creature. Is it a real animal? A creation
of secret scientific experiments? An alien’s pet accidentally
released on Earth?

Are creatures from other planets visiting the earth, trampling
our crops to create cryptic messages, violating people in their
sleep, and doing terrible things to our livestock? How plausible is
it that we are being visited by intelligent beings from beyond
Earth, or that we’ve been visited in the distant past?

In this week's Halloween episode, MonsterTalk ventures into the
realm of the werewolves -- and asks what Charles Darwin's
Origin of Species implies for this fearsome monster's
plausibility. Guest Dr. Brian Regal (Assistant Professor for the
History of Science at Kean University) discusses his lecture about
whether...

Paleontologist Dr. David Martill joins us to talk about
prehistoric flying reptiles and his visit to Papua New Guinea with
the TV show MonsterQuest to search for the legendary Ropen, an
animal which some say is a modern day surviving Pterosaur. Dr.
Martill is a reader in Paleobiology with the University of
Portsmouth...

About the Podcast

MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.